The judge reactivates the Montoro case: he investigates the financial arrangements of his marriage and his business.

BarcelonaThe judge in the Montoro case takes another step in the investigation. The head of court number 2 in Tarragona, who is investigating the alleged scheme of tax favors to companies from the Ministry of Finance In exchange for financial benefits, he has requested a whole series of documents from the former PP minister and the companies under investigation. In a ruling that also extends the investigation for another six months, Judge Rubén Rus grants the request of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and requires the judicial police to provide a whole series of information, including the deeds of constitution and dissolution of the marital property regimes of several of those under investigation, such as Montoro himself. He also requests the complete registry entries, reports, and annual accounts between 2008 and 2025 of Equipo Económico, the firm linked to the former minister and which investigators place at the epicenter of the alleged corruption network, and of other companies, including those listed.

In his written statement, the magistrate argues that, as can be seen from the reports from the Mossos d'Esquadra, the Civil Guard and the Tax AgencyIt is necessary to "compare the information" contained in the case file with what is recorded in public registries, notaries, and banks.

Thus, and again in line with what the prosecutor also requestedIt also requests the complete records of up to 13 different companies, the compilation of the articles of incorporation and beneficial ownership of various companies, and the provision of the deeds of acquisition and transfer of shares and the appointment of the governing body of each one. And it also demands the registry entries of the eight gas companies under investigation to the cause.

The delay in the statements of those under investigation

The judge bases his decision to extend the investigation on the fact that lifting the secrecy order on the proceedings led to "the filing of dozens of documents, which has made it very difficult to carry out the investigation." He adds that, "due to these circumstances," a date for the defendants' statements has not yet been set. In this case, which was under seal for seven years, the investigating judge is looking into alleged crimes of bribery, fraud against the public administration, abuse of power, influence peddling, prohibited negotiations, corruption in business, and document fraud. All of this within the context of an alleged scheme revolving around Equipo Económico, a consulting firm co-founded by Montoro himself, which, according to the judge, is said to have "intervened in the legislative process, shaping legal reforms to suit the needs of its clients."